Man charged with stealing prescription drugs from pharmacy

Westerly — Police arrested a Westerly man who they say stole a large amount of prescription drugs from the CVS pharmacy on Granite Street.

Police said at about 2:57 this morning Officer Jed Giguere was on patrol on Granite Street when he saw a man running through the CVS parking lot towards John Street.

The man was wearing a knit hat, sunglasses and appeared to have clothing covering his face. The man refused to obey Giguere's commands to stop. Giguere saw a large plastic bag drop from under his sweatshirt.

After a brief chase, Giguere apprehended the suspect. While placing the man under arrest, a female employee ran out of the CVS and reported that the store had just been robbed. The bag was found to contain a large amount of prescription narcotics.